As the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter comes to a close, we can’t help but look back at how far this show has come in the last 5 years. Many can point to the fact that the show was influential in the new found mainstream growth that the sport of Mixed Martial Arts has experienced since the show’s inaugural season.

While there have been a total of three UFC champions along with a slew of household names that have been produced by the show, one would wonder what the overall success rate is for a TUF champion?

The folks here at Real Sports Net have constructed a sort of “where are they now?” ranking list of the previous 11 seasons of  TUF champions.

After what would be considered a slow weekend in MMA, there is a great line up of action to look forward this week. Here is a breakdown of what you should be setting your DVR’s to:

As we enter the final 3 weeks of season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter, one has to ask how it stacks up against the its predecessors. Let’s look at a breakdown of the key parts that have made this show so great so far and, how season 12 stacks up:

Is Ryan Bader ready for Jon 'Bones' Jones? He better be, because Jones has been leaving a trail of destruction and broken bodies behind him as of late.

Some are billing it as the clash of 'Prospect v Prospect' as Jones looks to leapfrog Bader into the top five ranked light heavyweights in the world. Bader is currently ranked sixth, with Jones one place behind in seventh. A win for either man would more than likely see Forrest Griffin fall down to sixth place in the rankings.